Garment hanger



Oct. 13, 1959 C. EDWARDS GARMEN'I` HANGER Filed Sept. 9. 1957 @free/Mfrs.

Unted States Pater-'1t Oiice Y 2,908,429 GARMENT HANGER Clifton Edwards, Van Nuys, Calif. Application September 9, 1957, Serial No. 682,880

- 7 Claims. (Cl. 223-91) The presentinvention relates generally to garment hangers and particularlyl to such a device including a structure for supporting trousers at their full length together with optionally usable means for supporting a coat, jacket or the like.

In its preferred embodiment herein disclosed, the hanger contemplates the use of an elongated body desirably formed of thin metal sheet, wood or, by preference, a suitable plastic material. The elongated body is formed to have a generally rectangular top and a pair of downwardly depending side walls, the side walls being inwardly convergent and their lowermost edges being disposed in parallel, slightly spaced relation. A pair of trousers may be supported by the device, the cuffs of the trousers being enclosed in the hollow body, and the fabric of the leg portions of the trousers extending through and being lightly gripped by the opposed lower edges of the side walls. A suspension element, by preference a conventional wire hook, is provided and includes a downwardly extending `shank which is connected to fthe elongated hollow body.

In order to support a coat or jacket, an arcuately shaped member may be removably engageable with the suspension element, and the arcuate member is supported by opposite ends of the hollow body.

The components of the hanger may be inexpensively made from easily available materials, and the device is rugged inconstruction and long-lasting.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a complete hanger embodying the present invention, with a portion of a side wall of the hollow body broken away for clarity.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view 'taken on line II-II of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. l, including the culfs and adjacent portions of a pair of trousers hung on the hanger.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the hollow body and suspension element, particularly showing a preferred construction at the ends of the hollow body for positioning the arcuate member.

In Fig. 1, there is shown an elongated hollow body indicated generally -at 10, which includes (see Fig. 3 and Fig. 4) a generally rectangular upper portion 12 and a pair of depending side walls 1-4 and 16. The side walls are inwardly convergent and terminate downwardly in a pair of in-turned lips 18 yand 20 having opposed edges 22 and 24. Thus the edges cooperate in forming a slot 26 giving laccess to the internal chamber 28 formed by the top 12 and the side walls 14 and 16.

Desirably the lower-most edges 22 and 24 of the side walls 14 and 16 are ared outwardly in the end regions of the body 10, as indicated at '36 and 38 in Fig. 2. It will be understood that the body is substantially symmetrical about the `axis of the shank 32, there being similar ilared conigurations at the opposed end of the edges 22 and 24. Opposite ends of the top 12 of the j 2,908,429 Patented Oct. 13,` 1959 hollow body 10 may be configured to receive and support an arcuate member `to be later described. In the present illustration this configurationincludes the provision of outwardly directed recessed notches 40 and 42.

Means are provided for supporting the body I0 and in the present illustration such means include a suspension element indicated'generally `at 30 and desirably made of stili round metal wire, as -isV conventional including a hook portion 35. 'I'he suspension element 30 includes a downwardly extending shank 32, desirably circular in section, the lower end of which is connected to the center of the top 12 of the hollow body 10 by suitable means 34.

It will be understood that a pair of trousers may be supported by the present hanger by sliding the trousers longitudinally ofthe hollow body 10 with the lower edges 22 and 24 serving to lightly grip the fabric portions of the trousers immediately adjacent the cuifs. Longitudinal insertion of the trousers is facilitated by the enlargement of the width of the slot in the end regions of the body resulting from the flared construction 36, 38. The lowermost portions of a pair of trousers are fragmentarily shown in Fig. 3, including a pair of cuffs 50 and 52 wholly housed within the chamber 28 and trouser leg portions 54 and 56 extending downwardly through -the slot 26 formed between the edges 22 and 24.

When it is desired to use the present hanger to support a coat or jacket, a removable arcuate member indicated generally at 60 may be used. The arcuate member 60 has a length substantially greater than that of the hollow body 10 and is provided with a central vertical opening 62 extending through the arcuate member whereby it can be slipped along the entire length of the suspension element 30 and thus, at the option of the user, be assembled with or disassembled from the structure of Fig. 4. The arcuate member 60 includes outwardly extending arms 64 and 66 which desirably terminate in inturned tips 68 and 70. In order to insure that the arcuate member 60 -will remain in vertical alignment with the hollow body 10, the arcuate member is supported at spaced points in the notches 40 and 42 of the hollow body. As particularly appears in Fig. 3, the arcuate member is desirably substantially rectangular in section and the notches 40 and 42 are formed of suicient width to loosely receive the arcuate member 60 and support it at points 72 and 74 and thereby prevent rotation of the arcuate member on shank 32.

Modifications and changes from the particular form of the invention herein shown as preferred may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and such modifications and changes are intended to be embraced within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising:V means forming a downwardly open elongated channel including a generally rectangular horizontally disposed central portion and a pair of inwardly convergent substantially non-movable side walls dependent from opposed sides of the central portion, the walls terminating downwardly in lower edges slightly spaced apart to form therebetween a garmentreceiving slot; a suspension element connected to the central portion intermediate its ends and extending upwardly therefrom; and a removable downwardly concaved arcuate member of greater length than said central portion and 'provided with a central opening engaging the suspension element, said central portion having means at its outermost ends for receiving and supporting the arcuate member in vertical alignment with the channel forming means.

2. The invention as stated in claim 1 wherein said means at the ends of the central portion comprises outwardly open notches formed therein.

3. The invention as stated in claim 1 wherein the lowermost edges of the side walls are spaced apart a greater distance in end regions of the channel forming means than intermediate said regions.

4. The invention as stated in claim 1 wherein said removabledownwardly concaved arcuate member has inwardly turned terminal end tips. Y

5. In a garment hanger: an elongated hollow body having a pairr of downwardly extending side walls terminating in lower edges slightly spaced apart to define therebetween a downwardly opening slot extending the length of the body, `the body being provided with an upper surface having notches formed at opposite ends thereof; a suspension element consisting of a hook portion and a downwardly extending shank connected at its lower end to said body and supporting the same; and a removable arcuate member having a length substantially greater than that of the hollow body and provided with a central vertical opening therethrough adapted to slidably engage the suspension element shank, spaced portions of the 'memberbeing receivable in said notches.

6. The invention as stated in claim 5 wherein said re- 4 movable arcuate member has inwardly turned terminal end tips.

7. A garment hanger comprising: an elongated hollow body having a pair of downwardly extending side walls terminating in lower edges slightly spaced apart to dene therebetween a downwardly directed slot extending throughout the body length; a suspension element having a shank connected to the body intermediate its ends and extending upwardly therefrom; and a removable downwardly concaved arcuate member of greater length than the body and having a central opening receiving the suspension element shank, the body having means at its outermost ends for receiving and supporting the arcuate member in vertical alignmet with the body.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Seyler Nov. 1, 1938 Brunner July 1, 1947 Pankowski July 15, 1947 

